NIMD-AWEPA Strategic Partnership: International Lobby and Advocacy

The Strategic Partnership between NIMD, AWEPA and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to contribute to a conducive environment in which political and civic actors can effectively lobby and influence political and policy processes to advocate for inclusive and equitable social change. The partners concentrate on a selected number of countries in Africa: Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. A key component of the Strategic Partnership (SP) programme between NIMD, AWEPA and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the international lobby and advocacy (ILA), linking the local agendas in programme countries with the international arenas of policy and decision-making. Two agendas were set out for the ILA: (1) Influencing international and regional organizations and actors to ensure the role and importance of an enabling environment for policy influencing is recognized. (2) Influencing international policies on political party support and parliamentary strengthening, including the allocation of sufficient donor funds.